Chapter 288
Chapter 288: Gabriel
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
On the 79th level of Black Isotta .
As soon as Master Peranos opened the door he saw Grimm standing outside . Lowering his head, Grimm spoke in a trembling voice, “Master, I am in need of your help . ”
Help?
“… Grimm, please come inside . ”
After being momentarily stunned, Master Peranos invited Grimm into his living quarters . At the lobby, his wife Alice was combing Garnigel’s fur .
“Oh, It’s Grimm! Welcome . Have a seat . ” Alice smiled kindly as she beckoned Grimm to their sofa .
After nodding politely to Alice, Grimm sat on the sofa opposite of Alice’s .
Garnigel stretched its body on Alice’s lap and asked, “So, what’s going on with you, Grimm? I thought you went out to find your dear little lover . Why are you back?”
Master Peranos sat next to Alice and gave Grimm a concerned look . “Grimm, it’s alright . Tell us . What happened? What can I do for you?”
Master Peranos knew something was off . Grimm was now a full-fledged Dark Sorcerer, and he knew how Grimm was an immensely independent sorcerer . Thus, it was unusual for him to come seeking aid like this .
Due to the long journey, Grimm was still gasping for air—trying to recover the Magic Power that he had used up on the way . As his body started to recover, various elements were starting to accumulate around him .
Seeing this, Garnigel realized it was a matter so urgent that Grimm had to hurry over .
Using all the breath he could muster, Grimm uttered his request through his dry lips, “It’s my wife Lefay . Hattori the Hidden, the Black Sorcerer who is currently being hunted by the Seven Rings, had implanted Symbiotic Insects in her . I need the academy to send out mission requests to seek out Hattori and have him extract the insects from my wife’s body . ”
Pausing momentarily, Grimm continued on .
“I am willing to accept any of his conditions . ”
Grimm had not revealed just how far he was willing to concede with Hattori .
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Master Peranos’ wrinkled face twitched after hearing this . “Striking a deal with a Black Sorcerer? Grimm, are you sure?!”
“Please, Master! Please help me!”
Grimm lowered his head and started to beg .
Garnigel jumped off from Alice’s lap and landed on the tea table in front of them—its emerald eyes staring at Grimm . “Grimm, your request is unusually difficult . Due to the attention Hattori has drawn to himself, the Demon Hunter Consociation had issued a demon-hunting mission to deal with him!”
Demon Hunter Consociation?
Grimm suddenly realized something . Unlike the Bright Sorcerers, who had formed the Dawn Sages after the First Civilization War, the Dark Sorcerers only formed their demon-hunting organization after the Second Civilization War .
The Dawn Sages followed the mindset of the sorcerers during and before the First Civilization War—they would only expand from within and would not resort to conflict unless for self-defense .
As for Demon Hunters, they aimed to train sorcerers that were specialized in invading Foreign Worlds . The most famous and renown members were the Level 3 Reconnaissance Sorcerers .
Grimm’s eldest apprentice-sister Quiet Spring was one of the Demon Hunter Consociation .
The Demon Hunters Consociation usually assigned missions to Level 1 to Level 3 Demon Hunters at random; and through completing these missions repeatedly, the high achievers then got to join their ranks .
As for Grimm, even he had acquired the qualification to join them—as he had now acquired a Rank 3 Honor Badge .
Lowering his head, Grimm said determinedly, “No matter how difficult… I will do my best to save Lefay . ”
“Hmph…”
Master Peranos coldly replied, “Grimm, so you’re determined to break the law of the Seven Rings and make dealings with a Black Sorcerer? Are you sure you won’t regret later?”
“Yes . ”
Grimm’s determined eyes could be seen through his Mask of Truth . Master Peranos’ words did not shake his determination at all .
On the other hand, Master Peranos’ solemn face was now starting to loosen up . Looking at the water in a glass sitting on the tea table, he seemed to be recalling a memory from a distant past…
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After a long while, Master Peranos stood up and patted Grimm’s shoulder . Then, to Grimm’s surprise, Peranos sighed . “As your teacher, I should warn you… no, stop you from doing this foolish act . To ensure you not leaving Black Isotta before Hattori dies . Well, that’s perhaps if it’s hundreds of years ago . Now…”
A short pause later, Master Peranos appeared to feel slight relief .
“Yet, as a Level 3 Great Sorcerer, I have this to say . Go, go out there and give it your all . Live your life to the fullest . ”
Grimm’s eyes widened .
He realized what Master Peranos was trying to convey—he was now not the little Grimm who lived under the shadow of Quiet Spring anymore .
In his teachers’ eyes, he was already an independent sorcerer with great potential .
“Meow, Grimm . If one day you rank up as a Stigmata Sorcerer, I suppose you won’t have any issue dealing with your inner demons . You’ve got a good head on your shoulders . ”
Garnigel scratched itself a while before continuing, “Regardless, after this whole thing passes, get prepared to stay in the Seven Rings Prison for a few hundred years . The Holy Tower will never let you off lightly after dealing with a Black Sorcerer . ”
To atone and allow Lefay to live out her final decade in joy, a few hundred years off his lifespan was nothing to Grimm .
In the eyes of the wise and intelligent Dark Sorcerers, Grimm’s decision was utterly foolish .
In fact, even Grimm was still a little hesitant despite his iron-willed determination .
This would be an agonizing decision .
A good head on his shoulders?
After ranking up as a full-fledged sorcerer, Grimm had completely gotten used to the perspective of being a sorcerer . Indeed, he had the brains for it .
One minute… two minutes… three minutes…
After a total of fifteen minutes, Grimm raised his head and said, painfully and yet determinedly, “Yes, I’ve decided . This is the decision of my life!”
After saying it out loud, Grimm felt as if a heavy weight was lifted off of him .
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It felt as though after a long and weary fight between the cells of his entire body with his soul . It couldn’t be helped—it was just an evolutionary process for them to lean towards the selfish route .
If Grimm was determined to proceed with this decision, it was almost certain that he would be imprisoned . It would then affect these cells severely in their evolutionary process . Thus, they were fighting and resisting with all their might .
Yet, Grimm’s soul was telling him that this decision would determine just what his very existence would mean .
If a living being was always choosing the “right path” and ignore his sentimental side, he would then not be a being that could determine his own destiny . He would just be trapped in the endless Lazy Susan of the universe’s logics, law, and order . He would just be a tiny gear that “followed the rules” .
And self-determined destiny was uncertain . And yet, it was this uncertainty that led to endless possibilities—touching on a law that was higher than the universe’s law .
“Haha! Good! Grimm, perhaps you’re not really suited to be a Dark Sorcerer after all . Perhaps, your soul is closer than that of a Bright Sorcerer . One day, I believe you will surpass me and Quiet Spring and venture into the realms of Stigmata Sorcerers!”
Master Peranos laughed aloud while still looking at Grimm with relieved eyes .
Although Grimm was now supposed to be on the same level as Master Peranos in terms of perspective in life, he still could not understand what his teacher meant .
After all, Grimm had only just entered the field of sorcerer while Master Peranos was an acclaimed sorcerer for years .
“Grimm, come on . I’ll bring you to the old hag downstairs . Let’s get her to give you every intel you need on Hattori the Hidden . These days, her apprentice Gabriel had acquired a lot of information about him . ”
Moments later .
Knock knock knock .
On the 78th level of Black Isotta .
Master Peranos knocked on a door with Grimm standing next to him .
Creeaaak…
The wooden door creaked open and an infant-like face reached out from within . The head of the academy looked at Master Peranos first then threw a surprised look at Grimm .
“Grimm?”
After acquiring the first place in the Holy Tower Qualification Battle, Grimm had the opportunity to meet her before . So, she too remembered Grimm .
“Master . ”
Right after Grimm gave his bow, the head of the academy waved them into her living quarters .
Hmm?
There’s someone here…
Grimm saw a black-robed sorcerer on the sofa . He then stared at Grimm while observing his Demon Hunter Badge . His keen eyes also noticed that Grimm possessed superb Constitution of a Level 1 Sorcerer .
Master Peranos sat on the sofa and pointed at Grimm, “This is my apprentice Grimm . He doesn’t have any interest in this demon-hunting mission . However, he needs intel about Hattori the Hidden from the academy . You know, to gain more experience . ”
Master Peranos withheld some details as he spoke .
The head of the academy and Gabriel looked at one another…
A moment later, Gabriel smiled after whispering with the head of the academy as he looked towards Grimm . Grimm was wearing a gray robe and Mask of Truth—there was nothing unusual and unique about him on the appearance .
“Since you’re a high achiever in the academy and, according to Master Peranos, you don’t intend to rival anyone in this demon-hunting mission… then we’re not each other’s competition . Come with me a few days later . ”
As he finished, Gabriel flashed his sorcerer badges in front of Grimm—two rows of Rank 3 Demon Hunter Honor Badges .
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